Industry engagement for alumni

Graduating from AIB is just the beginning of your journey with us. As part of our alumni community, you have the chance to strengthen your network, share your expertise and pursue further learning opportunities. Explore our industry engagement initiatives below.

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Connect with your fellow AIB alumni

Stay connected with over 20,000 alumni from 100 countries by joining our exclusive AIB alumni groups.

AIB Alumni LinkedIn

Continue building lifelong connections, share industry insights and discover new career prospects via LinkedIn.

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AIB Alumni Facebook

Reunite with former classmates on Facebook, exchange industry expertise and stay ahead in business.

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AIB LinkedIn Page

Engage with our LinkedIn community of over 20,000 students, alumni, academics and industry professionals by exploring our AIB Business Page.

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Ask Me Anything with AIB’s Alumni Leaders

Tap into the power of peer-to-peer career support and professional networking with AIB’s Ask Me Anything program. Our diverse line up of over 70 Alumni Leaders can share their wealth of knowledge and insights with students seeking professional or career advice, and peer to peer networking opportunities. You can filter profiles based on expertise, industry, field and location, and then connect on LinkedIn to start a conversation.

Mark O’Neill

General Manager Football, Parramatta Eels National Rugby League Club

Francesca D’Urso

Senior Manager, Results & Transformation at Mensana Change Management

Kevin Baker

Principal Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement – BHP

BROWSE ALL ALUMNI LEADERS

Events

From in-person networking events and graduations, to interactive webinars and workshops, our range of events helps you stay connected with the AIB community, build valuable relationships and strengthen your industry presence.

AIBconnect: Sydney

19/03/2026

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Held at Pier One Sydney Harbour, we invite for you to join us for a networking event with AIB fellow students, alumni and 2026 graduands.

Upcoming EventRegistrations close: 19/03/2026 Student and Alumni Event Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection, Hickson Road, Dawes Point NSW, Australia Sydney NSW, Australia

Explore highlights from past events through our blogs. You’ll find inspiring stories and insightful lessons from an incredible range of guest speakers including award-winning marketer and television presenter Todd Sampson, cricketing legend Glenn McGrath, and Mad Mex CEO Therese Frangie.

AIB EVENT BLOGS

We’re always looking for engaging speakers and topic ideas. If you’re interested in presenting or have a topic recommendation, contact us through the button below.

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AIB Review

AIB Review is our very own digital quarterly industry publication that brings the expertise and insights of the AIB community to trending issues in the business world. It is part of AIB’s commitment to deliver ongoing value to alumni and the wider student community. Since its inception, AIB Review is now distributed to over 200,000 alumni, current students and community members, with readership growing with each issue.

Latest issue

The 15th Issue: Geopolitics and Business: Navigating Global Disruption and Opportunity is out now.

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Authorship procedure 

As the AIB alumni community is filled with seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds, with enormous collective experience among them, alumni members are invited to contribute written articles for publication in AIB Review. You can demonstrate your unique professional insights and knowledge, and have your reflections on current industry trends read by our large community of business professionals. It’s also an opportunity to strengthen your writing skills and professional brand by having your insights published. Articles are also showcased on the AIB LinkedIn page for further exposure.

If you’d like to express your interest in contributing to future editions of AIB Review, please email aibreview@aib.edu.au to get on our email distribution list.

AIB Alumni Industry Panels

AIB’s Alumni Industry Panels (AIPs) were first formed in 2020 to harness the expertise, insights and experiences of our diverse and highly skilled alumni members and consult on current trends plus challenges within their industries. Insight from our panels also helps to maintain the currency of our qualifications. Today, over 130 alumni and industry members serve across seven panels to consult regularly on what’s happening in the business world right now, how to evolve the MBA learning content and how AIB can continuously improve the student experience for all.

MBA General – chaired by Dr Sumesh Nair
Digital Business – chaired by Shadi Jaradat
Finance – chaired by Dr Amanpreet Kaur
Human Resource Management – chaired by Dr Imad Shah
Marketing Management – chaired by Dr Svetlana De Vos
Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy – chaired by Dr Sajjad Shokouhyar
Entrepreneurial Management – chaired by Dr Diane Kalendra

What’s happening in our AIPs

Since March 2025, the collective AIP group has produced 61 artefacts including 28 presentations, case studies and roundtables, 13 new learning resources, 14 co-authored AIB Review publications and 6 guest speaker sessions.

Highlights from the most recent Alumni Industry Panel meetings include:

Finance capability that pairs technical confidence with leadership
Leading through uncertainty, risk and sustainability
People-led digital transformation with responsible tech
Supply chain resilience and smarter inventory decisions
Ethical marketing in a privacy-first, AI-shaped world
Entrepreneurship built for policy and market shifts
Digital governance: cybersecurity, cultural safety and guardrails

EXPLORE ALL INSIGHTS

Join the AIPs

Stay on top of emerging business trends and help inform the MBA experience by registering your interest to join the next intake of Alumni Industry Panels.

Connect with the Alumni Industry Panel LinkedIn Group

Stay connected by joining the LinkedIn group exclusively for past and present AIP members.

CONNECT WITH AIP MEMBERS

Career Under Construction (CuC) Webinars

Our Career Under Construction (CuC) webinar series is a professional development initiative exclusively for the AIB community. Each session brings together a panel of experienced AIB alumni to share practical advice on topics across the business world from entrepreneurship to C-suite leadership. You’ll learn actionable strategies to advance your career and make the most of your MBA credentials, confidence and connections.
Join us for the next CuC webinar or explore past recordings below.

How to turn defence experience into strategic career advantage

26/11/2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Join us in our upcoming webinar on “How to turn defence experience into strategic career advantage”, part of AIB’s Career Under Construction career development series.

Webinar

How to build a personal brand that speaks before you do

20/08/2025

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us in our upcoming webinar on “How to build a personal brand that speaks before you do”, part of AIB’s Career Under Construction career development series.

Webinar

How to turn your startup idea into a sustainable reality

16/04/2025

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us in our upcoming webinar on “How to turn your startup idea into a sustainable reality”, part of AIB’s Career Under Construction career development series.

Webinar

Become a panellist

Joining our CuC series as a panellist allows you to showcase your expertise and gain valuable exposure. If you’re interested in becoming a panellist, tell us about your professional experience and the topics you could contribute to.

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST

Become a guest speaker

As an AIB graduate, you know the value of real-world insights in the virtual webinar. If you’d like to inspire the next generation of students, express your interest in becoming a guest speaker. Share your professional experience and nominate the subject areas where your insights would add the most value.

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Share your testimonial

Did you have a valuable student experience? Has your MBA helped you advance your career? Alumni stories bring the AIB journey to life and we’d love to hear yours. Share your testimonial for the chance to be featured on our website and social media platforms.

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Continuous learning

Undertake a research degree

For graduates, the MBA learning journey often unlocks an interest in a particular business discipline or current business problem, and with that a desire to contribute to practice or enact change. AIB’s research degrees are distinguished by their focus on work-applied learning and applied research methodologies such as action research, case research and mixed methods to produce a thesis that contributes directly to business practice.

In addition to AIB’s research higher degrees – Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – we also offer two pathway courses – Graduate Certificate in Research Methodologies (GCRM) and Master of Management (MMgt).

AIB MBA graduates with a GPA of credit average (5.0) or higher are automatically eligible for the DBA, and all graduates are eligible for the GCRM and MMgt. Contact the Research Team for more information.

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Complete additional MBA study to earn a second master’s degree

For those who are eager for more MBA-level learning in a familiar environment, AIB MBA graduates can study additional elective subjects they weren’t able to fit in to their first degree. The best part – you can achieve a second MBA by completing just 4 subjects.

This offering allows you to receive subject credits for up to two-thirds of the MBA you have already completed, leaving just the final stage (3 electives or specialist subjects + new Project subject) to complete to receive a second qualification. Depending on your current career and learning goals, you can choose a specialisation pathway to earn a specialised MBA, or handpick the elective subjects of interest to you to earn a general (unspecialised) postgraduate business degree.

It’s a great option for those who have changed careers or learning needs since their MBA and would now benefit from adding a specialised degree to their CV, or anyone interested in undertaking additional learning.

Contact the enrolment team for more information.